(WMC-TV) - The discovery of missing women in Cleveland has renewed hope for many in the Mid-South that their loved ones will be found alive.

Friends and family of 14-year-old Sidney Randall said they needed news like the discovery in Ohio to help them keep going.

Katlin Deal and her friends frequently talk about Randall who disappeared in March from her Walnut Ridge, Arkansas home.

"I write to her all the time. I pray for her, and we help go look for her," said Deal.

There have been many extensive searches for the 14-year-old beauty queen.

Now with the discovery of three missing women alive in Cleveland, Ohio a decade after they disappeared – there is optimism.

"It gave me hope that she'll come back. It may not be soon, but eventually," said Deal.

Deal said the discovery of the Ohio women was even discussed in her social studies class.

WEST MEMPHIS, AR- (WMC-TV) - Three young boys were found brutally murdered in West Memphis 20 years ago Monday.

For Pam Hicks, and all of the mothers of the murdered 8-year-old boys, the tragic anniversary is difficult. Hicks has vowed to move on in a unique way.

"When you look at the heavens, [I] think of him because his eyes are blue," said Hicks.

Hicks stood at her son Stevie Branch's gravesite. He and two other 8-year-old West Memphis cub scouts were discovered murdered in a wooded area near their homes 20 years ago.

"This year has been the toughest year for me," said Hicks.

Hicks went to court hoping to get her son Stevie's belongings held in evidence. She did not receive it.

Hicks does not believe the so-called West Memphis Three committed the murders.

"I'm still about the truth. I want the truth. The public don't know the truth," said Hicks.

MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Northbound I-55 at Crump is open again after a hazmat crew spent Wednesday night and early Thursday morning cleaning a chemical spill.

One lane of the ramp at Riverside Drive remains closed, but is expected to reopen soon.

A tractor trailer hauling 14, 500 gallon containers of Cobalt Nitrate Solution, a liquid commonly used as an industrial cleaner, overturned Wednesday night on the I-55 ramp off Riverside Drive heading towards Arkansas.

Nine of the containers ruptured, spilling the solution onto the roadway.

Police first reported the liquid was nitric acid.

Fire firefighters and hazardous materials workers were able to contain the solution. As a result, none of it went into any drainage or sewage areas, according to the Memphis Fire Department.

There were no injuries. The spill is not likely to affect Memphis in May festivities at nearby Tom Lee Park.